The Madonie (Italian pronunciation:[madoˈniːe]; Sicilian: Madunìi) are one of the principal mountain ranges on the island of Sicily, located in the Northern part of the island.
The range includes the next highest elevation mountain summits of Sicily after Mount Etna. The highest peak of the range is Pizzo Carbonara at 1,979 metres (6,493 ft), followed by neighboring Pizzo Antenna at 1,977 metres (6,486 ft).
Madonie Regional Natural Parkedit
The mountains were safeguarded in 1989 by the formation of the Madonie Regional Natural Park, a regional natural park.
Within the park area, there are outcrops of rocks that have been dated over a 200-million-year period and represent all aspects of the geology of Sicily apart from present-day volcanic activity. There is a wide range of fossils present within the mountains' rocks.[1] Buildings made from these rocks in the Madonie's towns often show visible fossils.
madonie, italian, pronunciation, madoˈniːe, sicilian, madunìi, principal, mountain, ranges, island, sicily, located, northern, part, island, monte, salvatore, regional, natural, park, name, comes, from, feud, madonìa, which, belonged, noble, family, farina, fr. The Madonie Italian pronunciation madoˈniːe Sicilian Madunii are one of the principal mountain ranges on the island of Sicily located in the Northern part of the island Monte S Salvatore in Madonie Regional Natural Park Its name comes from the feud of Madonia which belonged to the noble family of La Farina from Palermo and then to the Marquises Crescimanni of Madonia Contents 1 Geography 2 Madonie Regional Natural Park 2 1 Features 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography editThe range is located within Palermo Province of Sicily It is part of the Sicilian extension of the Apennine Mountains System that runs along the Italian Peninsula The range includes the next highest elevation mountain summits of Sicily after Mount Etna The highest peak of the range is Pizzo Carbonara at 1 979 metres 6 493 ft followed by neighboring Pizzo Antenna at 1 977 metres 6 486 ft Madonie Regional Natural Park editThe mountains were safeguarded in 1989 by the formation of the Madonie Regional Natural Park a regional natural park Madonie Geopark is a member of the European Geoparks Network and the UNESCO Global Network of National Geoparks 1 Features edit Within the park area there are outcrops of rocks that have been dated over a 200 million year period and represent all aspects of the geology of Sicily apart from present day volcanic activity There is a wide range of fossils present within the mountains rocks 1 Buildings made from these rocks in the Madonie s towns often show visible fossils The area was famous for the Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie where the Targa Florio race was held from 1906 to 1977 See also editMountain ranges of Sicily Protected areas of the ApenninesReferences edit a b Madonie UNESCO Global Geopark Italy unesco org UNESCO Retrieved 2 October 2020 External links edit in English Official Madonie Regional Natural Park website in English UNESCO org Madonie Natural Park nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Madonie 37 53 N 14 01 E 37 883 N 14 017 E 37 883 14 017 nbsp This Sicilian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madonie amp oldid 1007249431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
